Jammu & Kashmir: 25 killed in twin road mishaps

Police have registered separate cases in connection with both the accidents.

At least 25 people were killed and over 40 injured in two separate road accidents near Reasi and Rajouri in Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday.

Sources said that 22 passengers were killed and nearly 30 others, including women and children, were injured when a 42-seater passenger bus rolled into a 300-ft deep gorge near Reasi. While nearly a dozen people died on the spot, others succumbed to their injuries on way to the district hospital at Reasi.

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Meanwhile, three people were killed and 14 others injured when a tempo in which they were travelling fell into a gorge near Jamola in Rajouri.

Police have registered separate cases in connection with both the accidents.